Sofa or davenport bed.



A. G. SHARP.

SOFA OB. DAVENPORT BED.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1911.

1,076,843. Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

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SOFA OR DAVENPORT BED.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1911. 1 076 843 7 Patented 0013.28, 1913.

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ALONZO G. SHARP, 0F COLUMBUS, UHID, ASSIGIWOE TO THE E. M. HULSECOMPANY, 01? COLUMBUS, OHIU, .tl GURZPDRATIUN 01? OHIU.

SUFA OR DAVENPORT BED.

Specification of Letters I'atent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lrnown that l, Anonzo Gr. SHARP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sofaor Davenport Beds,of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved construction ofsofa or (lavenport bed in which the parts are of simple and economicalconstruction and easy operation.

The invention is embodied in the construction and combination of partsset forth in the following description and pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Tn the accompanying drawing forming part hereof Figure 1 is a view ofthe bed in side elevation with parts in section showing the mechanism atone end of the bed, the latter being in open or extended position. Fig.2is asimilar view with the bed folded or closed. Fig. 3 is a top planview showing the bed and the frame in which it is directly mounted. Fig.4 is a detail showing the drop leg for the outer bed section. Fig. 5 isa detail in side view of the rocking frame or standard. Fig. 6 is adetail illustrating the form of a slot in the outer section of thespring bed frame.

In the views 10 designates a rectangular box or frame that is bolted at510 to usual ornamental end pieces 11; The forward part of this boxconstitutes the front rail of the structure or the base of the frontrail. The character 12 designates the seat frame which is also ofrectangular form andsuitably upholstered at one side. The seat frame 12is hinged to the forward edge of the box 10 as indicated at 12 Thespring bed frame is foldable and comprises an inncr section 13, an outersection 14 and a middle section 15 hinged to the sections 13 and 14. Thespring bed frame is mounted or supported on the box frame 10, and on theunder side of the seat frame 12, so that by manipulating the seat frameonly the spring bed can be opened and closed, the bed being normallyhoused beneath the seat when closed. The mechanism for automaticallyeffecting the opening and closing of the spring bed frame is the same ateach end of the structure so that a description of one will suflice forboth. Said mechanism as it appears at one end of the structure will nowbe described.

Connecting the inner bed section 13 with the box frame 10 is a long bar16 and a short bar 17. These two bars are hinged together at 17 and tothe bed section 13 and box 10 respectively. These bars 16 and 17 serveto support the said bed section at the proper level at the rear end whenthe bed is opened. Springs 18 connect the rear of the said bed sectionwith the back or end connecting pieces of the structure and serve tohold the said bed section up 0d the floor when the bed is turned in orclosed. These springs 18 are stretched when the bed is closed andbecause of this they also assist in raising the bed when it is opened.

Journaled in cars 19 and 19*, at each forward corner of the box frame 10or on the front rail is a rocking frame or standard 20 that is hingedlyconnected at its upper end to the middle or connecting section 15 of thebed. This rocking standard 20 has rigidly secured to it an arm 21 andconnect ing the arm 21 with the seat frame 12 is a link 22 hingcdlyconnected with the scat frame. The link 22 where it receives the pin 21of the arm 21 is slotted as seen at 22*, and the front rail of the boxframe is provided with a stop 19 near the ear 19 against which thestandard 20 rests and is wholly supported when the bed is turned to openposition best depicted in Fig. 1.

The end of the outer bed-frame section 14 is provided with a slot 23that has in its upper wall (viewed when the section is open) a notch 23.Pivoted on said section to lie close to and parallel with said slot 23is a catch 28 having a slot corresponding to the slot 23 except that itis enlarged at the inner portion, see Fig. 1, to form a shoulder 28.Uonnecting the said bed section and the scat frame is an arm 24 hingedon a pin at 2d to the seat frame and having a pin 2d? that extendsthrough the aforesaid slot 23 as well as the slot of the catch 28. Thearm 24 is provided with a short rigid arm 24% and connecting said arm24" with the Patented 0ct.28,1913.

seat frame is a coiled spring 25 that tends when the bed is opened tohold the pin 24* up in the notch 23*, it being observed that in thisposition of the parts the spring 25 lies in a plane above that of thehinge pins 24*. Upon lifting the seat to close the bed the spring 25assumes a position below the hinge pin 24: and the pin 24 is thereforedrawn out of the notch 23 thus permitting the section 14 to fall ontotheseat frame, but in the outward travel of the pin 24: in the slot 23said pin 24 is caught by the shoulder 28 and the seat and section heldfixed with reference to each other until the two are turned into theclosed position of the bed. When the seat is lifted outward to open thebed the pin 24* is free to move in the slots of the dog and bed sectionbeyond the shoulder 28 because the dog 28 is held downward by gravity sothat the tWo slots are parallel to each other (see Fig. 2).

When the bed is opened the edge of the seat is supported by means oflegs like that shown at 26. This leg is pivoted to a plate at 26 and isautomatically operated by a link 27 that is hinged to the front bar ofthe bed section 14 and connected hingedly and eccentrically with the legat 27. When the bed is opened the separation of the bed section 14 andthe seat frame causes the leg 26 to assume an erect position, andconversely when the bed section 14 closes against the seat frame asbefore described the leg is thrown up alongside of said frame.

The operation is very simple. To open the bed the seat is taken at itsfree edge by the usual strap, as appears in Figs. 1 and 2, and turnedout to the position indicated in Fig. 1. To close the bed the seat isturned inward from the position shown in Fig. 1 until it assumes theposition shown in Fig. 2. In these manipulations the parts assumesubstantially the positions illustrated as the pened and closedpositions respectively in Figs. 1 and 2. The rocking standards 20 permitthe extension of the spring bed frame with great ease and permit ofample outward projection of the bed when opened. The room provided forthe mattress and bed clothing between the bed frame sections is ampleand such articles in reasonable bulk do not interfere with the operationof the mechanism. In this construction it will he observed that all theoperating mechanism is mounted upon the box frame 10 and seat 12, hencethe bed can be shipped unmounted and is easily assembled by the, retaildealer. \Nhen' so'mounted it makes a rigid structure. Of course, theback may be provided with a suitable top rail and with a suitableupholstered frame as well understood byv those skilled in the art.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a sofa or davenport bed the combii nation with a stationary boxframe and at seat frame hinged to the forward portion thereof, of afolding spring bed frame including a middle section, rocking standardsjournaled directly on the box frame and connected with said middlesection, means to limit the outward movement of said-rocking standardsand means connected with the seat for operating saidstandards when theseat frame is turned outward from closed position, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a sofa or davenport bed, the combination with a box frame and aseat frame hinged to the forward portion thereof, of a folding springbed frame including an inner section, a middle section and an outersection, rocking standards journaled on the box frame and connected withsaid middle section, means for supporting the outer section of saidfolding spring bed' frame consisting of bars having a hinged connectionwith the seat frame and a sliding connection with said outer section andmeans to limit the movement of the parts in said connection, and springsoperative on said bars to hold' them at the limits of their movementsand to release them from-said limits during the operation of the seatframe, substantially as described.

3. In a sofa or davenport bed the combination with a box frame and aseat frame hinged to the forward portion thereof, of a. folding springbed frame including an inner, a middle and an outer section, rockingstandards journaled on the box frame and connected with said middlesection, means for supporting the outer bed section comprising armshinged to the seat frame, and means for causing said outer section tofall toward the scat frame when the latter is raised from open position,substantially as described.

4.. In a sofa-or davenport bed, the combination with a box frame and aseat frame hinged to the forward portion thereof, of a folding springbed frame including an inner, a middle and an outer section, rockingstandards journaled in the box frame and connected with said middlesection, means for supporting the outer bed section comprising armshinged to the seat frame, and means for causing said outer section tofall toward the seat frame comprising springs adapted to operate to drawsaid rods in opposite directions during the raising of the seat, andmovable catches to limit the movement of the rods with reference to thebed section when the seat is raised from open position, substantially asset forth.

5. In a sofa or davenport bed the combination with a box frame and aseat frame hinged to the forward portion thereof, a folding spring bedframe including an inner, a middle and an outer section, rockinstandards journalcd on the box frame an conne ted with said middlesection, means nomeee' section c0mereted to operate the legs by thefalling of reme, means said outer spring bed frame towarfi the seat falltoward mine, substantially as described.

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